Where do you go with a question or a query? You’re stuck between two products, or you have no idea where to begin in the first place…I personally dive straight into my WhatsApp group to find out what my nearest and dearest suggest. Between Ireland, Canada, Oz, Asia & the UK – there’s always someone online with an answer or a recommendation.
I thought that it could be cool to start a new series on the blog, where I share specific recommendations from my group of wonderful friends. When I suggested the idea in the WhatsApp group, and proposed “holy grail beauty products” as the first topic, the messages flooded in and the conversation was so insightful. THANK YOU SWEET ANGELS!!! 👼
I consider myself a rookie when it comes to beauty. In regards to who I follow and trust online for beauty recommendations, there are definitely pages and people who I turn to. But with that said, my first port of call is always my WhatsApp group. Below are my friends’ beauty essentials. Normal people who repurchase the same products over and over. I think that’s why I turn to them first when it comes to beauty. I know that they aren’t getting freebies or press drops, so I trust their opinions on the products that they spend their money on.
Make Up Fanatic, 26, Kill (Born & Bred)
Nars Natural Radiant Longer Foundation
Maybelline Eraser Eye Concealer
Catrice Volumising Lip Booster
Bourjois Healthy Mix – “Great budget foundation”
Rimmel Match Perfection Loose Powder – “Great budget powder if you’re oily”
Glam B!tch, 26, Sydney
Mac Give Me Sun Bronzer – “4 years of using it, I still don’t know how I lived without it before”
Blue Jean Baby, 27, Naas
Glossier Cloud Paint Cheek Stain
Glossier Haloscope Highlighter
Benefit They’re Real Mascara – “It’s the BIZ”
Princess of Naas, 26
Touche Eclat Blur Primer – “Like rubbing silk sheets against your face”
Coraline, 27, London
L’Oreal Paradise Mascara Primer – “For someone with zero lashes, it’s not AMAZING but defo makes the old lashes a lil more pronounced”
The Fro, 26, Vancouver
Benefit Watt’s Up! Cream Highlighter
Diet Coke Connoisseur, 27, Naas
Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation
Glossier Cloud Paint Cheek Stain in Dusk – “Skin looks much healthier & I feel more put together when I wear it”
The Ass, 26, Perth
Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation
Mute of the Group, 27, London
L’Oreal Paris Glow Highlighting Drops – “Great cause it blends very well & you only need a tiny bit and you can mix it in with your foundation if you want a bit of a general glow”
Fair Skinned Maiden, 27, lost in Indonesia
Dr Paw Paw Lip Balm – “You can use it for anything and it’s so good”
Tomato Lover, 27, London
Chanel Volume Revolution Mascara
Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Lip Balm
Meeeee!
Clinique Pretty Easy Liquid Liner
Bobbi Brown Luxe Liquid Lip – Barely Nude
I really hope you enjoyed this post, there will be lots more like it! & thanks to my wonderful friends for helping me put this together.
Niamh xx
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